To Jack Layton - MP Hello Jack:- Congratulations on being elected in June, 2004 -- I feel you will serve your constituents to the best of your ability. I have heard from you before, using the NDP address, and you stated all NDP Members of Parliament are 100% in favour of census release. However, I live in Brampton-West -- many Members of Parliament feel he or she do not have to reply to a letter from other than one in the personal constituency. The Canada Census Committee has a different view -- we feel that, when you are voting, you cast a vote on behalf of all Canadians. Since March 1999, the Canada Census Committee has been actively campaigning for release of Post-1901 Census Records -- the 1906 one was released, but the present one are the 1911 census records. These are being withheld by the Chief Statistician who refuses to release them into the care of the National Archivist. There is a great deal of information at the following site, including your scoreboard: http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/index.htm Another site is http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/post1901census.htm Please read all the information and let us know how you will vote when a census release bill is presented in the House of Commons. Signatures are presently being gathered on petitions in anticipation of the coming bill. Your scoreboard site is at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Score4.htm#ON Personally, I feel the GOLD symbol meaning YES would be more appropriate for YOU. Your constituents may also collect signatures should you request same -- http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/ Looking forward to your reply Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee 25 Crestview Avenue, Brampton, ON L6W 2R8